A large Midwestern health network says a successful phishing campaign exposed a raft of personal and medical data stored in its email systems. The count of affected victims numbers 1.4 million, although investigators believe stealing personal data was not the attackers' goal.
The fundamentals of governance, risk and compliance are sorely lacking in too many organizations that are striving to improve cybersecurity, says Malcolm Palmore, an assistant special agent at the FBI.
This edition of the ISMG Security Report features Elvis Chan, a supervisory special agent at the FBI, discussing ongoing efforts to thwart Russian interference in the U.S. midterm election this fall, and Alberto Yepez of ForgePoint Capital addressing cryptocurrency security issues.
A proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit against an Alabama hospital provides a total of up to $150,000 in relief to more than 1,200 individuals affected by a breach involving a former employee who was convicted of identity theft that led to federal tax refund fraud. What's unusual about the case?
Under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, within 72 hours of an organization learning about the data breach, it must report the breach to relevant authorities or face fines. The U.K.'s data privacy watchdog says it's already seen the volume of self-reported breaches quadruple.
Breach defense is a strategic business issue for most enterprises, but too many cybersecurity solutions rely more on flash than substance, says Lastline CEO Chris Kruegel. It's time to start talking about true breach defense.
Since 2015, Sophos has investigated the SamSam ransomware campaign, and it has just released its findings in a new report. What can you learn from SamSam attackers' unique tools, techniques and protocols? Chester Wisniewski of Sophos shares insight.
Spear phishing attacks are in the news again following the Justice Department's indictment of Russian military intelligence officers for alleged attacks against U.S. politicians and county and state election boards. Here's how to play better phishing defense.
Medical testing laboratory firm LabCorp is still working to fully recover systems functionality nearly a week after a cyberattack that the company now claims involved "a new variant" of ransomware. What can other organizations do to avoid becoming the next victim?
Singapore's largest healthcare group has suffered a hack attack that exposed 1.5 million residents' personal details. But authorities say the "deliberate, targeted and well-planned attack" appears to have been principally designed to steal medical information pertaining to the country's prime minister.
Hackers stole at least $920,000 from Russia's PIR Bank after they successfully compromised an outdated, unsupported Cisco router at a bank branch office and used it to tunnel into the bank's local network, reports incident response firm Group-IB.
This edition of the ISMG Security Report includes an analysis by Executive Editor Matthew J. Schwartz on President Donald Trump's changing views on election meddling, plus an update on voter data being accidently exposed by a robocalling company.
Why are attacks so successful? Legacy endpoint security products are creating more problems than they solve. There is too much cost and complexity, defenses aren't keeping up, and security staff is stretched thin.
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